Unnao Rape Case

Bail Granted To Cop Charged With Helping Accused BJP Lawmaker In Unnao Rape

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 12, 2019

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted bail to then station house officer of Unnao's Makhi police station who is facing trial for conspiring to help rape accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.

Unnao Rape Survivor Charged With Forging Age Certificate

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 28, 2018

A case has been filed against the rape survivor who has accused Uttar Pradesh BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar for producing a forged age certificate to prove she was a minor.

No Poison Found In Body Of Unnao Rape Case Witness, Says Police

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday September 2, 2018

The postmortem report of Yunus, a key witness in the Unnao rape case who died recently, has ruled out poisoning as the cause of his death, the police said. The burial of the man even before a postmortem was done, was seen as suspicious and various opposition leaders, including Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, had commented on it.

Body Of Unnao Case Witness Exhumed Despite Family's Disagreement

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 26, 2018

The body of Yunus, a witness in the Unnao rape case who died recently, was exhumed on Saturday, officials said.

"Mr 56": From Germany, Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM On Unnao Rape

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 24, 2018

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, away in Germany on a round of programmes, today took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, over the death of a witness in a rape case. His tweet ended with a jab - "Is this your idea of 'justice for our daughters', Mr 56".

Woman Accuses BJP Worker, Driver Of Rape In UP's Meerut

India News | ANI | Monday July 30, 2018

A woman has alleged that she was raped by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker and his driver in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut.

Jailed BJP Leader Threatening Us, Alleges Unnao Teen's Family: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Arun Nair | Thursday July 12, 2018

Months after his arrest, BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been charged by the CBI with raping a 15-year-old in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, a case in which action was taken only after the girl tried to commit suicide opposite Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's house. The politician, who remains in the ruling party, has been threatening the teen's fam...

BJP Lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar Charged By CBI In Unnao Rape Case

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Thursday July 12, 2018

Uttar Pradesh BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar was formally charged by the CBI today with raping a 16-year-old in Unnao.

In Unnao Rape Case, Charges Filed Against BJP Lawmaker's Brother, 4 Others

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 8, 2018

The CBI filed its first charges today against the brother of Unnao BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar and four others in connection with the killing of a person, whose daughter was allegedly raped by the lawmaker, in prison, officials said.

CBI Arrests 2 Uttar Pradesh Police Sub-Inspectors In Unnao Rape Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 17, 2018

The CBI today arrested two sub-inspectors of the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the reported death of the father of a minor girl, who was allegedly raped by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger at Unnao, in judicial custody.

Accused BJP Lawmaker Moved From Unnao To Sitapur Jail

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday May 8, 2018

In Unnao rape case, the main accused, BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar was shifted from the Unnao jail to Sitapur jail, on Tuesday. Mr Sengar was shifted after a court order following the rape survivor's appeal in the Allahabad High Court, alleging she was feeling threatened. The teenager told the court that she was satisfied with the CBI probe bu...

Crimes Against Women More Painful When Politicised: Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 29, 2018

Amid the outrage over the Kathua and Unnao incidents, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lamented on Saturday that crimes against women were getting politicised based on the identity of the perpetrators.

"You Give Masala To Media": PM Modi Issues Gag Order To BJP Leaders Again

India News | Reported by Snigdha Basu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday April 22, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stinging rebuke again to party motormouths on Sunday, who have covered a wide range of subjects from terror and rape to Mahabharata and Darwin's theory over the last six months. In a video-conference with lawmakers across the country, PM Modi ripped into the leaders, reminding them that this was affecting their...

After Ex-Bureaucrats, 600 Academics Send Sharp Letter To PM Modi On Rapes

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Sunday April 22, 2018

As the centre clambered to introduce harsher punishment for child rapists to cap public outrage over sexual crimes, a group of 637 academics in India and abroad have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, telling him that his statements on the "monstrous crimes" had been "wholly inadequate, platitudinous" and gave "non-specific ass...

Amid Nationwide Anger, Cabinet To Bring In Death Penalty For Child Rape

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday April 21, 2018

Scrambling to assuage the nationwide outrage over sexual violence against young girls, the government is expected to clear an ordinance, or emergency executive order, to bring in death penalty for child rape. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returns from a five-day foreign trip, has called for a cabinet meeting today to change the law.